Sarah Sanders: Trump is ‘keeping the world from chaos’

“I think that the president is the one keeping the world from chaos,” Sanders said a White House press briefing. “He has an incredible team about him that’s helping him lead that effort. And he’s had tremendous accomplishments on the international stage by working with allies and confronting enemies. We’re going to continue doing that, we’re going to continue doing that as a team, with the president leading that effort.”

She was reacting to a comment from Sen. Bob Corker, R-Tenn., on Wednesday, referring to Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, and White House chief of staff John Kelly.

The Tennessee Republican praised Tillerson, who has reportedly gone head-to-head with Trump on several foreign policy issues, and said he fears the secretary of state isn’t getting enough support from the Trump administration.

“I think Secretary Tillerson, Secretary Mattis, and Chief of Staff Kelly are those people that help separate our country from chaos, and I support them very much,” Corker told reporters. “I see what’s happening here. I deal with people throughout the administration, and he, from my perspective, it’s an incredibly frustrating place. As I watch — OK, I can watch very closely on many occasions — he ends up not being supported in the way that I would hope a secretary of state would be supported.”

Corker also said Tillerson is in a “very trying situation, trying to solve many of the world’s problems” without support, and suggested there are some administration officials who are trying to advance policies that aren’t coherent.

“They work very well together to make sure the policies we put forth around the world are sound and coherent,” Corker said of Mattis, Tillerson, and Kelly. “There are other people within the administration, in my belief, that don’t, OK? I’m sorry.”